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WARF Advances in Engineering and Computer Science | July 2023

Chris Najdowski — Tue, 11 Jul 2023 12:48:30 +0000

WARF ADVANCES Top licensing prospects from the University of Wisconsin-Madison Power-Saving, Data-Transmitting System for Wireless Remote Sensing A UW team has developed a low-power wireless network system well suited to smart agriculture that could provide up to 82-fold improvement in energy efficiency. Read more Metal Foam Additive Manufacturing with Controlled Pore Patterns Unlike traditional...

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Four UW faculty recognized with Early Career Innovator Awards

Chris Najdowski — Wed, 05 Jul 2023 13:16:31 +0000

The Early Career Innovator Award, sponsored by the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research and Graduate Education, helps kick off the 175th anniversary of the university this month by recognizing its early career faculty members for engaging in technology transfer and commercialization activities. Read more at research.wisc.edu.

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Countdown to WARF Innovation Day at Summerfest Tech

Chris Najdowski — Mon, 19 Jun 2023 11:45:19 +0000

Get an inside look at innovative ideas and technologies from UW campuses June 27 CONTACT: Jeanan Yasiri Moe Director of Strategic Communications and Public Affairs jyasirimoe@warf.org | (608) 960-9892 MADISON, Wis. – From better brain health to cutting-edge carbon capture, six top technologies in development at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and other UW System campuses will headline WARF...

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At UW–Madison, startups thrive — and win

Chris Najdowski — Tue, 13 Jun 2023 15:59:43 +0000

The University of Wisconsin–Madison continues its streak of entrepreneurial excellence as five startups developed at the university received recognition as part of the Wisconsin Governor’s Business Plan Contest, a statewide competition for early-stage tech-based businesses. Read more at news.wisc.edu.

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Faculty receive 2023-24 WARF Named Professorships, Kellett Fellowships, and Romnes Awards

Chris Najdowski — Tue, 13 Jun 2023 15:58:13 +0000

Thirty-four of the University of Wisconsin–Madison faculty have been awarded fellowships from the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research and Graduate Education for 2023-24. The awardees span the four divisions on campus: arts and humanities, physical sciences, social sciences and biological sciences. Read more at news.wisc.edu.

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WARF Advances in Health Care | June 2023

Chris Najdowski — Tue, 13 Jun 2023 12:13:11 +0000

WARF ADVANCES Top licensing prospects from the University of Wisconsin-Madison Gene Editing to Treat Pompe Disease and Other Autosomal Recessive Disorders UW-Madison researchers have developed a complexed CRISPR-Cas gene editing approach for treating Pompe disease. Read more Methods to Screen Antifungal Compounds and Treat Fungal Diseases by Inhibiting Spore Germination Four FDA-approved compounds...

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WARF board welcomes three new trustees

Chris Najdowski — Mon, 12 Jun 2023 13:44:49 +0000

Biomedical innovator, investment officer and medical device executive CONTACT: Jeanan Yasiri Moe Director of Strategic Communications and Public Affairs jyasirimoe@warf.org | (608) 960-9892 MADISON, Wis. – Asha Collins, Paul Leff and Thomas Tefft, three leading executives in the fields of biomedical research, investments and corporate medical device innovation, have joined the board of the...

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Collaborations and collisions

Chris Najdowski — Thu, 18 May 2023 14:41:32 +0000

As the UpStart program celebrates 10 years, its founders and participants look back on how it all began and why it continues to redefine what successful entrepreneurship looks like. When the crowd gathers in the H.F. DeLuca Forum at the Discovery Building this fall for the UpStart dinner — an annual gathering that grows every year — they’ll find many familiar faces in attendance.

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WARF Advances in Clean Tech | May 2023

Chris Najdowski — Tue, 09 May 2023 12:02:58 +0000

WARF ADVANCES Top licensing prospects from the University of Wisconsin-Madison Using Power Plant & Industrial Wastes to Sequester CO2 into High Purity Products A team of civil and environmental engineers has developed a method to convert carbon dioxide and industrial wastes such as fly ash from power plants or slag from steel mills into calcium carbonate and other products. Read more UW-Madison...

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UW entrepreneurial awardees model innovation, shape Wisconsin’s entrepreneurial ecosystem

Chris Najdowski — Thu, 27 Apr 2023 20:27:17 +0000

Four outstanding innovators have received the 2023 Chancellor’s Entrepreneurial Achievement Awards. Established in 2011, the awards recognize individuals with ties to the University of Wisconsin–Madison who further the Wisconsin Idea through outstanding accomplishments in entrepreneurship. Honorees have achieved entrepreneurial success that contributes to economic growth and social good...

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